2014 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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2014 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams18
Finals site M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore, MD
Champions Duke Blue Devils (3rd title)
Runner-up Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Maryland Terrapins (22nd Final Four)
Denver Pioneers (3rd Final Four)
Winning coach John Danowski (3rd title)
MOPJordan Wolf, Duke
Attendance [1] 30,428 semi-finals
25,587 finals
56,015 total
Top scorerJordan Wolf, Duke
(13 goals)
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The 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Eighteen teams competed in the tournament, selected by winning an automatic qualifying conference tournament or as an at-large bid based upon their performance during the regular season. The Divisions I men’s lacrosse committees announced the teams in the field on May 4, 2014.

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Tournament overview

The tournament started on May 7, 2014 with two play-in games that were played on campus sites. The winners of the games, Bryant and Air Force, advanced onto the first round of the tournament. The tournament concluded with the championship game on May 29 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

Schools from ten conferences, America East, ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, CAA, ECAC, Ivy League, MAAC, NEC, and Patriot League, earned automatic bids into the tournament by winning their respective conference tournaments, leaving eight remaining at-large bids for top ranked teams. Air Force (ECAC), Albany (America East), Bryant (NEC), Denver (Big East), Drexel (CAA), Loyola (Patriot), Notre Dame (ACC), Penn (Ivy), Richmond (Atlantic Sun), and Siena (MAAC), were the schools that claimed automatic bids.

In the finals, with Duke leading 8-2 in the third quarter, Notre Dame put together a comeback narrowing the margin to one with five minutes left in the game. Tewaaraton finalist Jordan Wolf closed out the title for Duke with an empty net goal with under a minute left. This was Duke's second straight title, their 3rd title in the prior five years, and their 8th straight final four appearance.

There were several first round upsets, the most notable being Bryant and Drexel winning their first-ever NCAA tournament games, with Bryant upsetting second seeded Syracuse.

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRPI [2] Record
1 Duke ACCAt Large313-3
2 Syracuse ACCAt Large111-4
3 Loyola PatriotAutomatic415-1
4 Penn IvyAutomatic211-3
5 Denver Big EastAutomatic714-2
6 Notre Dame ACCAutomatic59-5
7 Maryland ACCAt Large911-3
8 Virginia ACCAt Large610-5
Cornell IvyAt Large811-4
North Carolina ACCAt Large1010-4
Drexel CAAAutomatic1112-4
Johns Hopkins IndependentAt Large1210-4
Albany America EastAutomatic1311-5
Harvard IvyAt Large1610-6
Bryant NECAutomatic2214-4
Siena MAACAutomatic2711-5
Air Force ECACAutomatic2810-5
Richmond Atlantic SunAutomatic546-10

Bracket

Play-in game
May 7
   
Air Force 13
Richmond 5
Play-in game
May 7
   
Bryant 9
Siena 8
First Round
May 10–11
Quarterfinals
May 17–18
Delaware Stadium
James M. Shuart Stadium
Semifinals
May 24
M&T Bank Stadium
Final
May 26
M&T Bank Stadium
            
1 Duke 20
  Air Force 9
1 Duke19
 Johns Hopkins 11
8 Virginia 8
  Johns Hopkins 14
1 Duke15
5 Denver 12
4 Penn 11
  Drexel 16
Drexel 6
5 Denver15
5 Denver 9
  North Carolina 5
1 Duke11
6 Notre Dame 9
3 Loyola 6
  Albany 13
Albany 13
6 Notre Dame14*
6 Notre Dame 13
  Harvard 5
6 Notre Dame11
7 Maryland 6
7 Maryland 8
  Cornell 7
7 Maryland16
Bryant 8
2 Syracuse 9
  Bryant 10
* = One Overtime

Tournament boxscores


Tournament Finals

Team1234Total
Duke233311
Notre Dame (12–6)01359
  • Duke scoring – Jordan Wolf 2, Myles Jones 2, Kyle Keenan 2, Deemer Class 2, Christian Walsh, Thomas Zenker, Will Haus
  • Notre Dame scoring – Sergio Perkovic 5, Matt Kavanagh 2, John Scioscia, Ben Pridemore
  • Shots: Duke 36, Notre Dame 32
  • Saves: Notre Dame – Conor Kelly 12; Duke – Luke Aaron 9

Tournament Semi-Finals

Team1234Total
Duke353415
Denver (16–3)225312
  • Duke scoring – Kyle Keenan 4, Jordan Wolf 3, Deemer Class 3, Myles Jones 2, Chad Cohan 2, Christian Walsh
  • Denver scoring – Wesley Berg 5, Tyler Pace 3, Jack Bobzien 3, Zach Miller
  • Shots: Duke – 38, Denver – 36
  • Saves: Denver – Ryan LaPlante 5, Jamie Faus 4; Duke – Kyle Turri 4, Luke Aaron 3
Team1234Total
Notre Dame424111
Maryland (13–4)22116
  • Notre Dame scoring – Matt Kavanagh 5, Nick Ossello 2, John Scioscia 2, Conor Doyle, Pat Cotter
  • Maryland scoring – Joe LoCascio 2, Mike Chanenchuk, Connor Cannizzaro, Jay Carlson, Henry West
  • Shots: Maryland – 38, Notre Dame – 34
  • Saves: Notre Dame – Conor Kelly 14; Maryland – Niko Amato 10

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
Duke752519
Johns Hopkins (11–5)352111
  • Duke scoring – Jordan Wolf 5, Josh Dionne 4, Myles Jones 3, Case Matheis 3, Christian Walsh 2, Kyle Keenan 2
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Rob Guida 3, Holden Cattoni 3, Connor Reed, Wells Stanwick, Ryan Brown, Brandon Benn, John Crawley
  • Shots: Duke – 44, Johns Hopkins – 35
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins – Eric Schneider 10; Duke – Luke Aaron 3, Kyle Turri 1
Team1234Total
Denver554115
Drexel (13–5)30216
  • Denver scoring – Erik Adamson 6, Harrison Archer 2, Zach Miller 2, Tyler Pace, Wesley Berg, Dallas Bridle, Jeremy Noble, Colin Woolford
  • Drexel scoring – Ben McIntosh 2, Nick Trizano 2, Jules Raucci, Nick Saputo
  • Shots: Denver – 32, Drexel – 28
  • Saves: Denver – Jamie Faus 8, Ryan laplante 3; Drexel – Will Gabrielsen 9
Team1234Total
Notre Dame353415
Albany (12–6)225312
  • Notre Dame scoring – Matt Kavanagh 3, Conor Doyle 2, John Scioscia 2, Sergio Perkovic 2, Nick Ossello 2, Westy Hopkins 2, Trevor Brosco
  • Albany scoring – Lyle Thompson 3, Miles Thompson 3, Ty Thompson 2, Doug Eich, Ryan Feuerstein, Matthew Bertrams, John Maloney, Will Stenberg
  • Shots: Notre Dame – 47, Albany – 32
  • Saves: Albany – Blaze Riorden 14; Notre Dame – Conor Kelly 6
Team1234Total
Maryland725216
Bryant (16–5)22228
  • Maryland scoring – Mike Chanenchuk 5, Joe LoCascio 3, Connor Cannizzaro 3, Jay Carlson 3, Matt Rambo, Henry West
  • Bryant scoring – Colin Dunster 4, Shane Morrell 2, Tucker James, Dan Sipperly
  • Shots: Maryland – 38, Bryant – 29
  • Saves: Bryant – Gunnar Waldt 7, - Niko Dutra 1; Maryland – Nike Amato 6


Tournament First Round

Team1234Total
Duke344520
Air Force42149
  • Duke scoring – Myles Jones 3, Case Matheis 3, Jordan Wolf 3, Deemer Class 2, Josh Dionne 2, Will Haus 2, Kyle Keenan 2, Jack Bruckner 2, Seamus Connelly
  • Air Force scoring – Kyle Cassady 3, Mike Crampton 3, Tommy McKee 2, Erik Smith
  • Shots: Duke 45, Air Force 34
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins344514
Virginia42149
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Wells Stanwick 5, Brandon Benn 4, Connor Reed, Holden Cattoni, Kevin Interlicchio, Jack Reilly, Ryan Brown
  • Virginia scoring – Mark Cockerton 2, Ryan Tucker, Owen Van Arsdale, Pat Harbeson, Tyler German, Zed Williams, Joseph Lisicky
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 45, Virginia 34
Team1234Total
Drexel344516
Penn421411
  • Drexel scoring – Ben McIntosh 3, Nick Saputo 3, Ryan Belka 2, Jared Boudreau 2, Jules Raucci 2, Nick Trizano 2, Hank Brown, Chris Frederick
  • Penn scoring – Nick Doktor 3, Pat Berkery, Isaac Bock, Drew Belinsky, Zack Losco, Chris Hilburn, Joe McCallion, Alex Blonsky, Kevin Brown
  • Shots: Penn 47, Drexel 45
  • Saves: Drexel 12, Penn 10
Team1234Total
Denver22159
North Carolina10005
  • Denver scoring – Erik Adamson 2, Zach Miller 2, Jeremy Noble, Jack Bobzein, Wesley Berg, Dallas Bridle, Sean Cannizzarro
  • North Carolina scoring – Thomas Dour
  • Shots: Denver 41, North Carolina 16
Team1234Total
Albany342413
Loyola12216
  • Albany scoring – Miles Thompson 5, Lyle Thompson 3, Ty Thompson 3, Jon Newhouse 1, Will Stenberg 1
  • Loyola scoring – Justin Ward 2, Pat Laconi 2, Nikko Pontrello 1, Romar Dennis 1
  • Shots: Albany 44, Loyola 41
Team1234Total
Notre Dame341513
Harvard10005
  • Notre Dame scoring – John Scioscia 4, Sergio Perkovic 2, Conor Doyle 2, Matt Kavanaugh 2, Will Corrigan, Jack Near, Bobby Gray
  • Harvard scoring – Thomas Dour
  • Shots: Notre Dame 41, Harvard 16
Team1234Total
Maryland341513
Harvard10005
  • Notre Dame scoring – John Scioscia 4, Sergio Perkovic 2, Conor Doyle 2, Matt Kavanaugh 2, Will Corrigan, Jack Near, Bobby Gray
  • Harvard scoring – Thomas Dour
  • Shots: Notre Dame 41, Harvard 16
Team1234Total
Bryant341510
Syracuse10009
  • Notre Dame scoring – John Scioscia 4, Sergio Perkovic 2, Conor Doyle 2, Matt Kavanaugh 2, Will Corrigan, Jack Near, Bobby Gray
  • Harvard scoring – Thomas Dour
  • Shots: Notre Dame 41, Harvard 16

All-Tournament

References

  1. "Weekend Sports Attendance of 210,727 in Baltimore". May 27, 2014.
  2. "50414_MLA_nittygritty_ SELECTION" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved May 26, 2019.